Risk Assessment in Oral Health

Iain L.C. Chapple, BDS, FDSRCPS, PhD, CCST, FDSRCS, is Head/Director of the School of Dentistry at The University of Birmingham (UK). Among other positions he holds at the university are Director of Research, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical & Dental Sciences; REF 2020 UoA3 Lead; and Professor and Academic Head of Periodontology. Dr. Chapple has held a range of leadership roles locally, nationally, and internationally. He was Treasurer of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) (2007-2013), co-founded the European Observatory on Periodontology & Implant Dentistry (2016-2017), was Chairman of the Scientific Affairs Committee of the EFP (2013-2016), and is currently EFP Secretary General. He is also former President of the Periodontal Research Group (PRG) of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), former Group Program Chair and Councillor of the IADR PRG. As a clinical academic in Dentistry, he combines academic and clinical commitments. He has led teaching and learning program design, delivery, and assessment in Periodontology at The University of Birmingham since 1996 and leads the Periodontal Research Group of the School of Dentistry and the Clinical Trials Team in this area. Dr. Chapple has served on the international advisory boards for various leading companies. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has an H-index of 42.

Risk Assessment in Modern Healthcare: Introduction to Risk Assessment.- What is Risk?.- Impact of Risk-Based Prevention on Public Health. Risk Assessment in General and Oral Health: Risk Assessment in CVD.- Risk Assessment in Diabetes.- Risk Assessment in Periodontal Care.- Risk Assessment in Caries.- Risk Assessment in Tooth Wear.- Risk Assessment in Oral Cancer.- Risk Assessment for Behaviour Change. Principles in Risk Assessment: Risk Driven Care Pathways in Publically Funded Care.- Risk Driven Capitation Models.- Risk Assessment in Health Economics.- Risk Assessment Models and Tools. Risk Assessment in Dental Practice: Training the Oral Healthcare Team in Risk Assessment.- Implementation of Risk Assessment in Practice.- Medicolegal View and Implications.